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Old 04-28-12, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by BikeArkansas
I know the gage is not the speed, because if you are pedaling directly into a strong headwind the amount of effort to hold 15 MPH could be more that the effort to hold a much higher speed with no wind. What was so interesting this morning was how close the difference between comfortable and suffering.
That is why I dont care about headwinds in a training ride. Century's yes, training rides on hills, intervals and personal TT's....let it blow, baby.
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